Holland & Barrett malt extract

[Sheepish]

Recently I’ve been contemplating brewing a couple of big beers, like a RIS or high gravity porter, and some of the recipes I’ve stumbled on add DME or LME to boost the gravity of a grain beer which seems fair enough. Ever being the tight wad I’ve had a look around and DME is £4’ish for 500g or LME is £10’ish for a 1.5kg can (more than I’d need in one go) and I just noticed Holland & Barrett sell malt extract and with their buy one get one half price a couple of 370g jars would be £2.98.

Does anyone know if this is any different to brewing LME? ...obviously there’s no colour light/medium/dark or whatever, would this matter in a RIS or dark beer anyway??? Anyone ever tried brewing with it???

 

[Dutto]

I use it to make my Yeast Starters and it performs just like any other LME.

I also used 200ml in a Robust Porter I brewed on 16th January this year. It's still a very young beer but a sample bottle I tried today tastes very nice!

I can recommend it!

 

[Ken L]

Can't really help with your query but in terms of price per kilo, this seems better value:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005KRFNS2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[marshbrewer]

I've used it in modified kits before, including a RIS without any issues.

 

[IainM]

If you can fit it into an order large enough to qualify for free delivery then HBC have very good value spraymalt. £5.50 for 1kg or £14 for 3kg.
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/ingredientsadditivessteriliser-spray-malts-c-3_36.html

 

[Bigcol49]

Holland & Barrett sell malt extract and with their buy one get one half price a couple of 370g jars would be £2.98.

Hi!
I've used their Meridian malt extract successfully in a Cooper's Stout. It's even better value in the penny sale - buy one get a second for a penny.
Go for it!

 

[nigelnorris]

How do you go about sterilising liquid malt extract?

 

[Bigcol49]

How do you go about sterilising liquid malt extract?

Hi!
You don't!
The "sterilisation" process has been done when the extract was produced.
Probably pasteurisation rather than sterilisation.

 

[Covrich]

H&B Extract is pretty dark but in a RIS I don't think that matters..

I use it for starters mainly.. I have used it in beers, in a partial mash where there was a much greater percentage of the extract than grain and wasn't convinced by it, but adding it to boost an AG sounds okay to me.

 

[Sheepish]

Thanks for the responses everyone, really helpful! :thumb1:

...and it hadn’t crossed my mind to use it for starters, I’ll definately keep some in ...and keep my eyes open for the penny sale!!! :bow: